career-spanning exhibition. New research reveals how gems adorning the famous Sutton Hoo jewellery travelled extraordinary distances.

 

Sutton Hoo and the Silk Roads

Sri Lanka to Suffolk

New research reveals how gems adorning the famous Sutton Hoo jewellery travelled extraordinary distances.

Picasso: printmaker

Opens 7 November

Explore how Picasso's printmaking offers unique insights into his life and relationships in this career-spanning exhibition.

adorn

/əˈdɔːn/

verb

1. make more beautiful or attractive.

   "pictures and prints adorned his walls"

"Career spanning" means a profession that someone pursues for a long period of time, starting as a novice and advancing with experience. For example, "Her acting career spanned almost forty years".